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    Species Accepted

    Pomacea maculata G. Perry, 1810

    giant apple snail

    Classification and descendants

    Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Recorded as introduced in 12 countries or islands

      12 results
      Introduced inAccording toInvasiveOccurrences in GBIF
      nullNoUnknown
      nullNoUnknown
      Brunei DarussalamNo
      ChinaNo
      Dominican RepublicNo
      IndonesiaNo
      IsraelNo
      JapanNo
      MalaysiaNo
      ThailandNo

      Vernacular names

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      19 results
      Caracol manzana Spanish
      Cargol poma tacat Catalan–Valencian
      Eiland-appelslak Dutch
      Große Apfelschnecke German
      Große Kugelschnecke German
      Riesenapfelschnecke German
      ampulárka obrovská Czech
      giant apple snail English
      giant applesnail English
      giant bubble shell English

      Treatments

      1 result

      Bibliography

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      13 results
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      Wagner, J. A. (1827). Testacea fluviatilia quae in itinere per Brasiliam annis MDCCCXVII-MDCCCXX [1817-1820] jussu et auspiciis Maximiliani Josephi I. Bavariae Regis augustissimi suscepto, collegit et pingenda curavit Dr. J. B. de Spix (...), digessit, descripsit et observationibus illustravit Dr. J. A. Wagner. Munich: C. Wolf. pp. i-iv, 1-36, plates 1-29. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.59807 10.5962/bhl.title.59807
      Observation.org contributors. 2018. "Download species lists". Observation.org, Nature observations form around the world. est. 2008. Hisko de Vries (man). Observation International Foundation. https://observation.org/download.php?lang=en&local=xx
      Perry, G. (1810). Arcana, or the Museum of Natural History, containing the most recent discussed objects embellished with coloured plates and corresponding descriptions; with extracts related to animals and remarks of celebrated travellers combining a general survey of nature. George Smeeton, London. 7–100, plates 1–15. https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=349370
      Zicha O, Hrb J, Maňas M, Novák J, and BioLib contributors. BioLib.cz: Taxonomic tree of plants and animals with photos. 1999 - 2019, https://www.biolib.cz/en/main/
      Reeve, L. A. (1856). Monograph of the genus Ampullaria. In: Conchologia Iconica, or illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals, vol. 10, pls 1-28 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1, December 1856; pls. 2-4, June 1856; 5-12, August 1856; 13-20, October 1856; 21-22, November 1856; 23-28, December 1856]. https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=349482
      Orbigny, A. d’. (1835). Synopsis terrestrium et fluviatilium molluscorum, in suo per Americam meridionalem itinere collectorum. Magasin de Zoologie, 5. https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=293297
      Hayes, K. A., Cowie, R. H., Thiengo, S. C., & Strong, E. E. (2012). Comparing apples with apples: clarifying the identities of two highly invasive Neotropical Ampullariidae (Caenogastropoda. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 166: 723–753. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.2012.00867.x 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2012.00867.x
      Hupé, H. (1857). Animaux nouveaux ou rares recueillis pendant l’expédition dans les parties centrales de l’Amérique du sud, de Rio de Janeiro à Lima et de Lima à Para; par ordre du gourvernement français pendant les années 1843 à 1847, sous la direction du Comte Francis de Castelnau. Mollusques. P. Bertrand, Paris, 96 pp., 20 pls. https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=345619
      Hidalgo, J. G. (1871). Descriptions de trois nouvelles espèces d’Helix d’Espagne. Journal de Conchyliologie, 19. https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=447572

      Citation

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